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GERM V 1101x and y Elementary Full-Year Course I

Fundamentals of German grammar, comprehension of the spoken language,
reading, writing, and speaking. Intensive aural-oral practice.4 points No credit is given for V1101 unless V1102 has been satisfactorily
completed.

Course
Number

Call Number/
Section

Days & Times/
Location

Instructor

Enrollment

Spring 2015 :: GERM V1101

GERM
1101

70215
001

TuThF 10:10a - 11:25a
315 HAMILTON HALL

V. Huang

13 / 18

GERM
1101

15509
002

MWF 1:10p - 2:25p
318 HAMILTON HALL

A. Holt

14 / 18

GERM
1101

28188
003

TuThF 2:40p - 3:55p
315 HAMILTON HALL

E. Moir

8 / 18

GERM
1101

70955
004

TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
315 HAMILTON HALL

T. Kurianowicz

14 / 18

GERM
1101

62097
005

TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
318 HAMILTON HALL

D. Reese

10 / 18

Autumn 2015 :: GERM V1101

GERM
1101

67214
001

MWF 10:10a - 11:25a
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1101

71679
002

TuThF 1:10p - 2:25p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1101

68745
003

MWF 2:40p - 3:55p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1101

65125
004

TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1101

28116
005

MW 6:10p - 8:00p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM V 1102x and y Elementary Course II

Similar to Elementary Course I, but different course material.4 points No credit is given for V1101 unless V1102 has been satisfactorily
completed.

Course
Number

Call Number/
Section

Days & Times/
Location

Instructor

Enrollment

Spring 2015 :: GERM V1102

GERM
1102

68736
001

TuThF 10:10a - 11:25a
313 HAMILTON HALL

R. Korb

16 / 18

GERM
1102

22814
002

MWF 1:10p - 2:25p
315 HAMILTON HALL

D. Reese

18 / 18

GERM
1102

65263
003

TuThF 2:40p - 3:55p
313 HAMILTON HALL

N. Ziolkowski

12 / 18

GERM
1102

19101
004

TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
313 HAMILTON HALL

M. Watzka

16 / 18

Autumn 2015 :: GERM V1102

GERM
1102

63675
001

MWF 10:10a - 11:25a
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1102

16652
002

TuThF 1:10p - 2:25p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1102

12010
003

MWF 2:40p - 3:55p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1102

23543
004

TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1102

69641
005

MW 6:10p - 8:00p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0

GERM V 1201x and y Intermediate German I

Complete grammar review through regular exercises. Wide range of texts are
used for close and rapid reading and writing exercises. Practice in
conversation aims at enlarging the vocabulary necessary for daily
communication. - I. MotylPrerequisites: GERM V1102 or the equivalent.4 points

Course
Number

Call Number/
Section

Days & Times/
Location

Instructor

Enrollment

Spring 2015 :: GERM V1201

GERM
1201

68467
001

TuThF 10:10a - 11:25a
404 HAMILTON HALL

T. Weitz

5 / 18

GERM
1201

76114
002

TuThF 1:10p - 2:25p
316 HAMILTON HALL

R. Korb

13 / 18

GERM
1201

62231
003

TuThF 2:40p - 3:55p
407 HAMILTON HALL

J. Schmiers-Heller

10 / 18

Autumn 2015 :: GERM V1201

GERM
1201

09865
001

TuThF 1:10p - 2:25p
TBA

I. Motyl

0 / 18

GERM
1201

08400
002

TuThF 11:40a - 12:55p
TBA

F. Samartzi

0 / 18

GERM
1201

20330
003

TuThF 1:10p - 2:25p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1201

75078
004

TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM V 1202x and y Intermediate Course II

Language study based on texts concerning culture and literature. Assignments
include compositions in German and exercises of grammatical forms, both
related to the texts. Class discussions in German provide oral and aural
practice.Prerequisites: GERM V1201 or the equivalent.4 points

Course
Number

Call Number/
Section

Days & Times/
Location

Instructor

Enrollment

Spring 2015 :: GERM V1202

GERM
1202

04329
002

TuThF 1:10p - 2:25p
407 HAMILTON HALL

J. Schmiers-Heller

13 / 18

GERM
1202

23166
003

TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
316 HAMILTON HALL

H. Bajohr

18 / 18

Autumn 2015 :: GERM V1202

GERM
1202

10665
001

MWF 10:10a - 11:25a
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM
1202

25413
002

TuThF 2:40p - 3:55p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 20

GERM
1202

11382
003

TuTh 6:10p - 8:00p
TBA

Instructor To Be Announced

0 / 18

GERM BC 1210x German Grammar Review

An intensive study of key features of German grammar, with an emphasis on
skill-building exercises and practical solutions to common problems of
writing and speaking on the intermediate level; aims at building confidence
in using simple and more complex sentence structures. - I. Motyl2 points

Intensive practice in oral and written German. Discussions, oral reports, and
weekly written assignments, based on material of topical and stylistic
variety taken from the German press and from literary sources.Corequisites: Course either taken before or after GERM V3002.2 points

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Call Number/
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Days & Times/
Location

Instructor

Enrollment

Autumn 2015 :: GERM V3001

GERM
3001

63822
001

TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p
TBA

R. Korb

0 / 18

GERM V 3002y Advanced German II: Vienna

Intensive practice in oral and written German. Discussions, oral reports, and
weekly written assignments, based on material of topical and stylistic
variety taken from German press and from literary sourses. - I. MotylCorequisites: Course either taken before or after GERM V3001. Not offered in 2015-2016.3 points

Advanced students practice and perfect their speaking, writing, and
comprehension skills by viewing and analyzing German�language TV
broadcasts�news and documentaries�and by researching, writing, producing, and
filming their own video programs.Not offered in 2015-2016.3 points

GERM BC 3010x Current Issues: Media and Politics in Germany and
Austria

Advanced students improve language skills through exploration of political,
cultural and intellectual debates and self perceptions in Germany and
Austria. Discussion and analysis of print media, Internet, film and
T.V.Prerequisites: GERM V1202 or equivalent. Not offered in
2015-2016.3 points

GERM BC 3012x In Love with Telenovelas

Examines popular culture and language through a German TV series. Advanced
students practice and perfect their language skills by examining typical
features and intercultural aspects of a German telenovela. Focus on main
elements of genre, language, cultural context by comparing different
versions.Prerequisites: Intermediate German II (V1202 or V1225) or equivalent.3 points

Literature Courses

The literature courses listed below are conducted in German.

In ENGLISH

GERM BC 3028y Contemporary German Prose Fiction
(English)

Study of short prose texts and recent literary developments. Discussions of
aspects such as: memory and Germany identity; fantasy and storytelling;
borderlands and Berlin in contemporary literature. Readings include works by
major writers and younger generations, from Grass and Christa Wolf to Biller,
Honigmann, Johnson, Schneider, and Sebald. - E. GrimmNot offered in 2015-2016.3 points

Course
Number

Call Number/
Section

Days & Times/
Location

Instructor

Enrollment

Spring 2015 :: GERM BC3028

GERM
3028

07080
001

TuTh 10:10a - 11:25a
21 LEHMAN HALL

E. Grimm

4

GERM BC 3031x or y Major German Poets

Survey of major poets in the German language from classicism to modernism and
postmodernism, paying attention to the transition from traditional verse to
avant-garde forms. Readings from Goethe, Heine, Rilke, Celan, Bachmann.
Relevant areas of literary theory will be included. - E. GrimmPrerequisites: GERM V1202, the equivalent, or sophomore standing. BC:
Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).. Not offered
in 2015-2016.4 points

GERM BC 3050y German Migrant Literature

Examination of migration and the nomadic experience in the 19th and 20th
centuries. Emphasis on the comprehension and construction of the"other"
culture by travelers and migrants in fictional texts; and on questions of
orientalism, colonialism, and multiculturalism. Texts by Chamisso, Heine,
Seghers, Th. Mann, Ören, Atabay, Deleuze, Said, and Sassen. - E. GrimmPrerequisites: GERM V1202, Sophomore standing or the equivalent or
permission of the instructor. Not offered in 2015-2016.3 points

German majors will write their senior thesis under the supervision of the
instructor. - E. GrimmNot offered in 2015-2016.4 points

GERM BC 3062y Senior Essay: Literature or German
Studies

Supervised research into German literatures and cultures culminating in a
critical paper. Regular consultations with the instructor at hours to be
arranged.Prerequisites: Open to senior majors. Permission of instructor required.
Not offered in 2015-2016.3 points

GERM BC 3225x Germany's Traveling Cultures

Examines accounts of traveling or living in South America, Africa, and
Germany from a postcolonial and transnational perspective. Discussion of
German explorers, colonialism, global tourism, multiculturalism, focusing on
the relationship between mobility and the formation of African, Jewish,
Turkish bicultural identities in different historical contexts and
geographical settings. Close attention to the role of language, ideology, and
itinerary in visual, aural, and written records by A.v.Humboldt, Merian, J.
Baker, Massaquoi, Wackwitz, Oezdamar, Akin. (This is the same course as
BC3224, without the weekly discussions in German.) - E.
GrimmBC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison
(CUL).. Not offered in 2015-2016.4 points

GERM BC 3233x or y From Decadence to Dada

Examines the transition from Viennese Modernism to Expressionism and Dada.
Topics include the emergence of the modern psyche, the play of word and
image, and the relationship between ecstatic experience and social unrest.
Texts by Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Döblin, Kafka, Freud, and Salome. Film and
montage by Richter, Höch, and Hausmann. This is the same course as GERM 3232
with the addition of weekly discussions in German for majors. - E.
GrimmBC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison
(CUL).. BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT)..
Not offered in 2015-2016.4 points

Courses Given in English

GERM BC 3215x From Text to Screen: German Literature and
Film

Survey of screen adaptations of literary texts beginning with Weimar cinema
and proceeding through to the present with a particular focus on cinematic
modes of narration, spectatorship, and visual pleasure, as well as on the
role of institutional frameworks. Readings in neo-Marxist, psychoanalytic and
semiotic film theory. Texts by Wedekind, Fontane, H. Mann, and Musil and
films by Pabst, Fassbinder, Wenders, and Trotta. [In English, extra sessions
for German majors.]Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or the equivalent or permission of the
instructor. Not offered in 2015-2016.3 points

GERM BC 3224x Germany's Traveling Cultures

Examines accounts of traveling or living in South America, Africa, and
Germany from a postcolonial and transnational perspective. Discussion of
German explorers, colonialism, global tourism, multiculturalism, focusing on
the relationship between mobility and the formation of African, Jewish,
Turkish bicultural identities in different historical contexts and
geographical settings. Close attention to the role of language, ideology, and
itinerary in visual, aural, and written records by A.v.Humboldt, Merian, J.
Baker, Massaquoi, Wackwitz, Oezdamar, Akin. [In English] - E. GrimmBC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison
(CUL).. Not offered in 2015-2016.3 points

GERM BC 3232x or y From Decadence to Dada

Examines the transition from Viennese Modernism to Expressionism and Dada.
Topics include: the emergence of the modern psyche, the play of word and
image, and the relationship between ecstatic experience and social unrest.
Texts by Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Döblin, Kafka, Freud, and Salomé. Film and
montage by Hannah Höch, and others. (In English.) - E. GrimmBC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison
(CUL).. BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT)..
Not offered in 2015-2016.3 points

Examines prose works of women writers in the late 20th century; emphasis on
new modes of writing and topical issues such as cultural memories of Eastern
Europe, the Balkan wars, the impact of media, and family conflicts;
discussions are informed by theorists such L. Adelson, S. Benhabib, N.
Fraser. - E. Grimm3 points